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A game for hooligans
The rugby union has undergone immense change in the past two decades--introducing a world cup, accepting professionalism, and creating a global market in players. This resource covers all of the great matches, teams, and players while also placing...
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Being eddie waring
At the height of his success, eddie waring was regularly referenced on monty pythons flying circus and he co-hosted its a knockout. Yet, many fellow northerners viewed warings bumbling on-screen persona as an embarrassing regional stereotype. This...
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Black farce and cue ball wizards
Clive everton recounts the glory and despair, the dreams and disillusion, and the treachery and greed that characterize the game of snooker. Throughout its chequered history, snooker has had more than its fair share of heroes and villains... reco...
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Blackie
Steve blacks involvement in the game of rugby began when he took up his post with newcastle falcons at the inception of the rugby revolution, which catapulted him into a different sphere. In 2001, he was selected for the british lions tour of... ...
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Colin bell - reluctant hero
In the autobiography of a manchester city and england legend, this former soccer mid-fielder opens up about his childhood and his life in the glory years. He singles out his greatest opponents, and compares the modern game with the era he dominate...
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Fields of green
Tommy burns, roy aitken and paul mcstay are likely to feature in any celtic dream team and in this book they recount their most unforgettable matches. Dave provan reveals the most bizarre game of his career while charlie nicholas describes his uno...
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Newcastle united
Since their last success -- a fa cup win in 1955 -- newcastle united has not won a single domestic trophy. Journalist and united fanatic, ged clarke chronicles the decades of disaster by talking to players, managers and fans, and finally comes up....
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Paint it white
In his dedication to leeds united, gary edwards has no rivals. He has seen every leeds game since 17 january 1968, home and away. Paint it white is gary edwards own account of the scrapes, adventures and moments of comedy that a lifes passion... ...
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Postcards from the edge of football
Picture postcards have been in existence almost as long as professional football. This book explores the history of the game through soccer cards in their various forms. It illustrates the heroic players, the great clubs and the most memorable... ...
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Rafa
This book examines the developing connections between english and spanish soccer by looking at key figures -- players like beckham, owen and woodgate -- and managers such as mourinho at chelsea. It focuses in particular on manager, rafa benitez......
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The glory game
When first published in 1972 this book caused great controversy - hunter davies was allowed into the inner sanctums of a top football team and his pen and eyes spared nothing and no-one. Now the controversies have been forgotten, and his work has....
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The peoples game
This book tells the story of the rise of this remarkable british game - and the way it became the game of the masses across the world. In the wealth of literature about football published in recent years, no other book provides so concise and... ...
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The real mackay
In 1968, mackay was awarded the football writers association footballer of the year trophy. In this autobiography, mackay revisits his glorious playing days and reflects on his subsequent managerial career. He reveals details of his time as a succ...
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The winter game
Nicholls examines the ways in which the game has changed since donald mccraes analysis in 1997. Nicholls looks at the game from a number of different perspectives and, in doing so, provides a clear indication of the major issues currently facing.....
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Up and over
In the summer of 2003, dave hadfield, perhaps britains best-known writer on rugby league, set out on a 200-mile walk from hull to widnes, taking him through the heartlands of the game he loves. In the course of his meander, he made fresh...
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Voices from the back of the bus
Presents a behind-the-scenes look at international rugby at the height of a golden period. This title features true rugby tales from the days when men played purely for the love of the game and of their nation, and when multimillion... presents a...
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Wild thing
Ch. 1 scandal on the strand 10ch. 2 epstein befriends gill 18ch. 3 gill championed by fry 42ch. 4 the cave of the golden calf and the tomb of oscar wilde 52ch. 5 gaudier-brzeska emerges 66ch. 6 epstein by the sea 100ch. 7 gaudier-brzeska... every...
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An enduring passion
Sam torrance the ryder cup has defined sam torrances life as a professional golfer. He has played with and against some of the greatest golfers the game has ever known in the biggest and most high-pressure team event in golf. In an enduring pas...
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St andrews links
Tom jarrett, peter mason that the game evolved and developed into its final form at st. Andrews has never been in question--st. Andrews is the home of the games most influential ruling body, the royal and ancient golf club, and it was there in 17...